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I still like the "California" glossy stocks and all. Just a fun reminder of older (and better) days.

Partition versus A-Frame? Too bad the old Lion Load from A-Square isn't around. My 2 cents would be for Nosler Partition. Problem is ... few choices. Midway has the 260 grain Nosler. Graf has the TSX at 250... which should do well. Good luck!

I changed my mind... a Rolex.... when the fan is hit by do-do... the watch is a negotiable quantity to get you out of the country. A Casio G-Shock is a must when times are normal.

You are correct. Corbett had two 7mms..... a Westley Richards and a Rigby. Rigby recently celebrated his Rigby with a wonderfully engraved version. (Corbett's rifling was still shot out but now we know how.) Thank you for the correction.

Historical sidenote.... Jim Corbett's rifle was "never polluted with soft bullets". Westley Richards has the rifle and the bore is completed shot out.... essentially a smooth bore now. How much was from use and from the solids is unsure. I practice with my 470 nitro with hard cast lead...

Art Alphin used naval bronze for his solids. "Softer" with lubricity. The alloy is really costly these days. Would be interesting to know which alloys Cutting Edge and Barnes are using and why.

Mentioned by Graeme Wright in his book "Shooting the British Double Rifle" and by Gregor Woods of manMagnum... the early monolithics put strain on the barrels that led to compromise of them. The original Barnes (softs and solids) were so undersized as to not shoot well .... the banded version...

No I haven't. I have shot some of the GS. The cupped bullet design (Woodleigh also) is a great idea. (I bought a whole bunch of Barnes solids with that horrible blue coating. I have brushed off the coating and lathe turned them into 480 grain "banded" with cupped meplat to play...

As Kevin Robertson has written, the cape buffalo must dump "gallons" of adrenaline into their system for "fight or flight".... which means "fight" most of the time. An adrenaline charged buffalo can take more punishment ... that is what adrenaline does for them and for us also. Nichols felt...

Started off with TSX in the Lott..... the herd got spooked but didn't fully run away. The PH (Hilton Nichols) said to change to solids since the herd was now aware of us. In my case, the solid turned out to be the best option by its design. Any of the premium bullets will do.... both...

Thank you for taking the time to respond.

I was, in part, referring to my useless article published in manMagnum magazine that had numerous useless positive comments in another portion of this site. I apologize for being useless.

I also shot 500s at similar velocity to what a double would do ... which also produced the same quality... and as noted by others... a plethora of positive comments on the Barnes in general.

In my 375 H&H, the 235 hits almost 3000 fps and is super accurate. The Barnes fulfills all that Weatherby dreamed of for bullet performance.

I killed a buff with the Barnes banded solid but we experimented when we shot a 450 gr TSX from quarter frontal into the dead buff at 10 feet. 2450 FPS (Lott speed) out the snoot and the bullet went through 4 feet of buff and to back of paunch with only one petal lost. In shooting for my 458...

Dear DrRon: Thank you for your posting about the .458 WM+! I will gladly file this under "nothing new under the sun" or "brilliant minds think alike". Johan Loubser recommended the powders of which one matched Finn's selection with the IMR 4320! Living in Alaska, I have gravitated to the...

Hamilton Bowen made a few No. 1 in 470 NE. It required certain production series because of the metal issue. I have one of his conversions. LaBonte did the reboring. So, in certain No.1 the top end is the 500/470. Frankly, with the killing power performance of modern bullets and knowing...

The recoil is going to be severe in the Ruger. Too much of a "good thing" is bad for the brain. Dead is dead.... "deader" is still just dead.

Here is the article..Be safe.. work up loads...

Don't. No need to rechamber. The 458 Win Mag will tolerate handloads to 3.6 inches... the length of the Lott. I did it and it was published in ZA's Magnum Magazine. Pressure traces and all. No need to do this unless you really want to. The chamber of the 458 is cut with ample room... I...

I like the Lee because no pressure on the case and a good firm crimp. In older days, moving the left barrel load over to the right was suggested to keep from bullet creep.

A-Frame lists them at 0.474 so I guess a typo. The A-Frames will be a slightly higher pressure for velocity due to construction. In shooting an old double, I'd stick to Woodleighs or cast lead. Good to see Woodleigh coming back.

Heads up...Midwayusa is selling A-Frame 470 NE bullets at a steep discount. Worth a look...

2011 RAM 2500 Longhorn Diesel. Nothing beats grunt power and listening to BBC World Service at the same time. The Cummins Turbo is so strong. Problem with seals though.

It is better to be thought a fool then to speak and remove all doubt. Abraham Lincoln The three potential outcomes of any attempt can be 1)the least: improving on the process, 2) less likely : equaling the process and 3) most common; reinventing the flat tire.

My only criticism is listing 3031 as that powder was a standard but now should be eliminated from use. Medium powders rule. Even some of the other calibers of dangerous game rifles hovered into the 1950 fps range. No need to chase 2150 fps. The 458 Win Mag can do well with the 480 grain of...

The open foam backer rod has the same effect as about 3 grains of H4350 powder while keeping the pressures lower. This is what I found working up loads. Kynock uses a proprietary wad that disintegrates into a fine powder. Shooting into a wind you can feel the "grit" blown back into your face...

The greatest price hike comes from powders produced in Australia for Hodgdon. The past three years didn't have to happen... the virus release, the lockdowns, the loss of businesses, the damage to savings.....

Glass bed, make sure barrel free floated anyway. Not a good outcome so far. Some rifles need handloads to bring out best. Good luck.

One of the H&H reps was taking a Holland to Kodiak .... he used Vaseline to further waterproof the inlet of the stock to protect from getting soaked. I'd buy a synthetic to swap out for soggy climates. B&C is nice. As for cutting the barrel down... ouch. Oh well. I have a Classic...

Unfortunately, wrong. The collapse of mountain lion populations in the West are now primarily wolves. They will kill the kittens. The Elk, the primary prey of puma, have changed from mountain to open plains to see the wolves coming... taking the advantage of ambush away from the puma. I was...

Nothing beats Big MO(mentum).

True, but the relative lower velocity should help retain integrity. When I was working up loads for my Z.A. Magnum magazine article I $hot $everal hundred rounds of bullets into targets backed by a stout berm. I recovered several of the bullets. At Lott velocities the Woodleigh solids were...

Penetration will be amazing. Probably useful on elephant and hippo but may be way too much on buffalo even softs. Solids might go completely front to back.

At the range, 101 grains of Retumbo yielded 2250 fps and superb accuracy.

I have a union made Win 70 that was poorly chambered. I have a union made Marlin with poorly drilled holes for sight bases.. Not a single management guy did those. By the way.... it was Nixon who signed into law the EPA.

New York and Connecticut see this as a plus as they purify their states from all that is ...ah..."American". George Orwell was an optimist.

"I Married Adventure".... so true. Greenhorns that turned into truly exceptional adventurers.

No worries mate, China will be your overlord soon. Oz then can become a pretend country.

True...deer having been dying for over a century and a quarter with the old cartridges. Most of today's cartridges are just repackaged older versions. Two Winchester cartridges some to mind.... the 284 which is the necked down Swiss and the 338 Win Mag which is a 330 BSA with a shortened case.

Was it a converted BPE? Weight suggests that.

In the mix should be the Hornady bullets.

True... that said sticking a small open cell backer rod wad to keep powder near primer is helpful as in large African calibers. Accurate makes A5744 for these light loads and targeted to nitro for black powder rounds. I have used 5744 and it is great.

Recent article showed the Patek Phillipe Nautillus down from a high of close to $270K to $120K and the Rolex Daytona from $180k to $96K. I don't live in those neighborhoods...fortunately. Missed out on a Porsche 997 Turbo and Ferrari 458 when both under $70K.

A 45/70 with 405 grain Sledgehammer solids was used to kill a Cape. ..and wound the one behind it. Excellent penetration. It was found that a heavy 45 penetrates best at around 1500 fps. Note... penetrates.... kills need placement and never never are the words "stopping power" to be seen.

All about cost..... standard action versus the magnum.... re-packaging which is what we are seeing more and more of. The H&H still rules.

The No. 1 Tropical had a bull barrel. While relatively light a lead filled copper tube in the butt stock can help. I haven't found the #1s in the heavy's to be too bad.... 458, 416 Rigby. I have a 470 created by Hamilton Bowen ...just like the one featured with Ross Seyfried years ago. I...

I had a well known taxidermy in Alaska for mine.... and they up and closed doors leaving my hides in the trash and mounts unfinished and one messed up. The key is to be sure of your choices. I will go with African shops now... sort of all or none... but with good recommendations.

The lettering is not Rigby for receiver.

I also prefer the Hodgdon Extreme H4350. Working up loads in Alaska meant not having to play with pressures. That said, I am old fashioned and stuck with the medium powders such as Varget and staying at around 2450 fps for the 300s. Not recoil shy, but only one time did I shoot one round...